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“Choose people who lift you up.”

Quote by Michelle Obama

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Michelle Obama, the former First Lady of the United States, was born on January 17, 1964. She is known for her elegant image, active social engagement, and commitment to education. During her time in the White House, she focused on children's health and nutrition issues, promoting a series of social reforms. more

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“Although the circumstances of our lives may seem very disengaged, with me standing here as the First Lady of the United States of America and you just getting through school, I want you to know we have very much in common. For nothing in my life ever would have predicted that I would be standing here as the first African-American First Lady.”

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Author:Michelle Obama

“Even if we give parents all the information they need and we improve school meals and build brand new supermarkets on every corner, none of that matters if when families step into a restaurant, they can't make a healthy choice.”

Ifs Needs Giving Matter School Choices Parent Steps Information Healthy Corners Brands Meals Restaurants Brand New Supermarkets Healthy Choices

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“The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that's what's happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal.”

Thinking Problem Culture Fun Stuff Happened Habit Everyday Meals Fast Food Fun Stuff

Author:Michelle Obama

“And I come here as a daughter, raised on the South Side of Chicago - by a father who was a blue-collar city worker and a mother who stayed at home with my brother and me.”

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Author:Michelle Obama

“We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.”

Mean Matter Hard Helping Dignity Helping Others Decency

Author:Michelle Obama

“I think that people are tired. They're tired of the same old kind of politics. People want a new tone to politics.”

People Thinking Want Kind Tired Tone

Author:Michelle Obama

“I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are.”

President Who You Are

Author:Michelle Obama

“I am desperate for change - now - not in 8 years or 12 years, but right now.”

Years Right Now Desperate

Author:Michelle Obama

“If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that.”

Ifs Tests Performances Determined Guarantees My Future

Book:Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words

Source: Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words

“People want to feel hopeful.”

People Want Feels Hopeful

Author:Michelle Obama